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Budget Bandit connects to banks through Plaid, which links thousands of US institutions — major national banks, regional banks, credit unions, and most brokerages and card issuers. If your institution is in Plaid’s network, you can link it from Settings, then Connections. See Connect a bank.

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How to check coverage

The fastest way to know whether your bank is supported is to start a link:
1

Open the link window

Settings, then Connections, then Connect a bank.
2

Search for your institution

Type the bank or card issuer name in the Plaid window. If it appears, it is supported.
Coverage is set by Plaid, not by Budget Bandit. A bank that is missing today may be added later, and a connection can be temporarily unavailable during bank-side maintenance.

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If your bank is not found

You have two ways to keep budgeting without a live feed. Neither one waits on Plaid.

Track it manually

Add the account by hand with a starting balance and enter transactions yourself. Everything in the budget works the same.

Import a file

Download a CSV or OFX/QFX file from your bank’s website and bring the history in. A file import into an existing account does not create a new budget.
Many banks that are hard to link still offer a downloadable statement. A periodic CSV import or OFX/QFX import is a reliable fallback, and duplicate detection keeps repeated downloads from double-entering.

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If a linked bank stops working

A bank that linked once but now shows an error usually needs to be re-authenticated rather than re-added. See Reconnect a bank.

Connect a bank

Link an institution through Plaid.

Fix sync problems

A linked account that has gone stale.